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Effect of Probiotic Use on Antibiotic Administration Among Care Home Residents

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Question Does a dose of a daily oral probiotic combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis BB-12 reduce cumulative systemic antibiotic administration days for all-cause, acute infections in care home residents?

Findings In this randomized clinical trial that included 310 participants, this daily probiotic combination, compared with placebo, did not significantly reduce antibiotic administration over 1 year (mean cumulative antibiotic administration days, 12.9 vs 12.0).

Meaning The findings do not support the use of probiotics for reducing antibiotic administration in older adults living in care homes.


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